John Monash: Engineering enterprise prior to WW1.

Graphical computations for the Spillway Bridge of the Upper Coliban Dam. By Monash & Anderson's assistant, J. S. Gregory. Undated, but probably August 1901.

The symbol consisting of a "c" with two strokes through it stands for "hundredweight", used for both mass (50.8 kg) and force (498N).

Larger version of this drawing (1240 wide, 82KB).

Copy of the original graphical calculation in accordance with the principles explained in the text.

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